if he was willing to bend on manager, he could get a fairly decent comprehensive energy bill. education and early childhood polls so well. i give the president credit for saying this is what i want. this is what's good for the country. let's go for the whole enchilada. let's run the tape. if you go for six or seven things, maybe you get two or three, but that's more than if you went for one or two. >> we had the debate and you and steve had the debate and they called you treasonous. we just disagree on these ideas. >> i didn't call you treasonous. the import of what you said was treasonous. >> no! >> all i said is if you want to sit there and raise the medicare eligibility age, you will have a fight on your hand with the democratic party. whether we agree or not. >> not with standing the fact that when medicare was passed, the average life expectancy was 67. now it's 79. >> back then the average overall may be going up, but the average life expectancy for blue collar workers for the working poor is not going up. lawyers are living longer. >> good job. i am glad you brought it